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NASCAR Grand National race
Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Shelby, NC
July 27, 1956
201 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Speedy Thompson
| 500
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 201
| 950
| running
| |
| 2
| 1
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 201
| 675
| running
| |
| 3
| 9
| Billy Myers
| 14
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 200
| 475
| running
| |
| 4
| 3
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 200
| 365
| running
| |
| 5
| 10
| Buck Baker
| 500B
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 197
| 320
| running
| |
| 6
| 7
| Rex White
| X
| Max Welborn
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 195
| 250
| running
| |
| 7
| 4
| Gwyn Staley
| 2
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 191
| 200
| running
| |
| 8
| 5
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 189
| 150
| running
| |
| 9
| 11
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 188
| 100
| running
| |
| 10
| 14
| Johnny Dodson
| 131
| Johnny Dodson
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 178
| 100
| running
| |
| 11
| 13
| Harold Kite
| 66
|
| 1956 Ford
| 178
| 110
| running
| |
| 12
| 16
| Johnny Allen
| 264
| Spook Crawford
| 1956 Plymouth
| 153
| 100
| axle
| |
| 13
| 12
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 73
| 100
| radiator
| |
| 14
| 6
| Bill Champion
| 31
| John Whitford
| 1956 Ford
| 69
| 100
| shocks
| |
| 15
| 15
| Blackie Pitt
| 59
| Brownie Pitt
| 1956 Plymouth
| 21
| 100
| fan belt
| |
| 16
| 17
| Billy Carden
| 271
|
| 1956 Mercury
| 13
| 100
| hub
| |
| 17
| 8
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| James Satcher
| 1956 Ford
| 0
| 100
| rear end
| |
Time of race: 01:51:44
Average Speed: 53.699 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.34 seconds